La Reina del Acordeon - Eva Ybarra's Life on Stage
by Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Mar. 20 - Mar. 22, 2015
Friday-Sunday
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents La Reina del Acordeón: Eva Ybarra’s Life on Stage, on Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21 at 8 pm and Sunday, March 22 at 3 pm at the historic Guadalupe Theater. This theatrical production highlights the Conjunto music of Eva Ybarra and her powerful personal story.
La Reina del Acordeón is a story filled with passion, perseverance, and artistry – the qualities that make Eva Ybarra one of the most original and respected musicians in Conjunto and accordion music. Eva is a true legend who’s never shied away from a challenge – as a child prodigy she taught herself to play the accordion and grew to gain recognition despite being one of only a handful of female artists in an industry overwhelmingly dominated by men.
From South Texas dance halls and cantinas, to the stages of New York City and Puerto Rico, Eva continues to perform and has vowed to share her music and story with audiences until she can no longer do so. Incorporating live music, dramatizations, and film/multimedia elements, La Reina del Acordeón: Eva Ybarra’s Life on Stage will feature regional artists, musicians and Eva Ybarra herself.
La Reina del Acordeón: Eva Ybarra’s Life On Stage
March 20 – 22, 2015
Guadalupe Theater
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Eva Ybarra, known as La Reina del Acordeon, will bring her Conjunto music and her powerful personal story to the Guadalupe Theater. From her beginnings as a child prodigy, teaching herself the accordion at the age of 5, up through her adolescence and adulthood, "La Reina" is a story filled with passion, perseverance, and artistry, the qualities that make Eva Ybarra one of the most original and respected musicians in Conjunto and accordion music. As a female artist in a male dominated industry, Eva has overcome countless obstacles and challenges. From South Texas dance halls and cantinas, to the stages of New York City and Puerto Rico, Eva has never slowed down and has vowed to continue sharing her music and her story with audiences until the day she leaves this earth.
Incorporating live music, dramatizations, and film/multimedia elements, La Reina del Acordeon: Eva Ybarra's Life on Stage will bring audiences into Eva's life journey. This one of a kind theatrical production is based on stories told by Eva Ybarra, created and directed by Joel C. Settles, produced by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and will feature San Antonio actors, musicians, and Eva Ybarra herself.
UPDATE: Feature by Amanda Lozano in the Rivard Report, March 17
La Reina del Acordeon - Eva Ybarra's Life on Stage
by Joel Settles
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
March 20 - March 22, 2015
Tickets for the production range from $10 to $20 and may be purchased by calling the
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center at (210) 271-3151.
La Reina del Acordeón will premier March 20 - 22 at the Guadalupe Theater. You can purchase tickets during normal business hours at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center's offices or go to their website at www.guadalupeculturalarts.org for more ticket information. Below is some more info about the show and a video Eva and I made a while back. The trailer says the show is "coming in 2014", just a few months late ! See you at the show !
~ joel c settles
